Privyet! Apple Russia Finally Gets Its Own Online Store

Vladimir Putin may not want to give America Edward J. Snowden, but America -- and more specifically Apple -- just gave Russians a big gift in the form of an official online store for buying Cupertino's wares.

Considering Russia's size, it's curious that the country has absolutely no Apple-branded retail presence, instead relying upon third-party distributors and, in the case of the iPhone, cell-phone carriers.

However, Apple has slowly been making inroads, expanding the iTunes Store to Russia late last year, and Apple retail executives have been spotted checking out real estate in Moscow, presumably for the country's first Russian brick-and-mortar location.

Analysts believe Russia could be Apple's next emerging tech market as the company continues to expand in China, where a good chunk of its annual revenue now hails from.